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9. Under a TOW missile launcher on a Bradley fighting vehicle

Mon Jul 24, 2023, 03:04 PM

Jul 2023

I was brand new out of basic. There were a lot of Scouts on that trip (it wasn’t even my platoon) so they told me to find a place to sleep. If they’d needed to move be the vehicle they would have lowered the launcher and it would have crushed me.

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What was the strangest place you ever slept? When I was young, the grandkids slept on the flat roof [View all] debm55 Jul 2023 OP

In line waiting to buy concert tickets.nt Phoenix61 Jul 2023 #1

That's a good one. debm55 Jul 2023 #2

I did it one time on a lawn chair with my Husky tied to it. Phoenix61 Jul 2023 #5

That's funny--were you in the picture? debm55 Jul 2023 #7

Nope, just her. Phoenix61 Jul 2023 #13

Fucked up or straight? WheelWalker Jul 2023 #3

Either or, I'll let the choice be yours debm55 Jul 2023 #4

In a field deRien Jul 2023 #6

Yep, could be dangerous. debm55 Jul 2023 #8

Under a TOW missile launcher on a Bradley fighting vehicle underpants Jul 2023 #9

Oh my, underpants you were really lucky. debm55 Jul 2023 #12

Laundromat notemason Jul 2023 #10

notemason, you are lucky you found the laundromat to sleep in. And the table too. debm55 Jul 2023 #16

Had to be on the fire line in a paper sleeping bag... WheelWalker Jul 2023 #11

WheelWalker, wasn't sleeping on the rolls of fire hose hard on your back? debm55 Jul 2023 #17

You gotta be an animal. A strong back... a weak mind. WheelWalker Jul 2023 #32

Under a tree in London's Regent's Park. Long story. JenniferJuniper Jul 2023 #14

JenniferJuniper--that sounds very nice. debm55 Jul 2023 #18

It was raining heavily unfortunately. JenniferJuniper Jul 2023 #38

Under a picnic bench, in the rain,... ret5hd Jul 2023 #15

ret5hd, you have been all over. I used to hitchhike around in the med 70's to get to my job. Did you debm55 Jul 2023 #20

Sleeping bag in a duffel bag. ret5hd Jul 2023 #21

Six kids in our family. Coming home to Florida from visiting grandparents in Pennsylvania, tblue37 Jul 2023 #19

Ouch, that must have hurt, tblue. debm55 Jul 2023 #22

Yeah, but that spindle kept him stable while he slept. ret5hd Jul 2023 #23

You stinker debm55 Jul 2023 #24

I'm a woman. tblue37 Jul 2023 #44

Well, sorry. ret5hd Jul 2023 #46

At a friend's family monument company display... wcmagumba Jul 2023 #25

That's different and kind of funny. debm55 Jul 2023 #27

It was fun and didn't get caught, woke up and one guy at next door gas station jumping on the bell.. wcmagumba Jul 2023 #52

I am a narcoleptic MuseRider Jul 2023 #26

MuseRider, is your condition under control now? I really hope so. debm55 Jul 2023 #28

It has been for years! MuseRider Jul 2023 #36

How wonderful! debm55 Jul 2023 #37

Spent two weeks sleeping under a bridge. Lost my job and locked out of my rental. Midnight Writer Jul 2023 #29

Midnight Writer, I am so sorry that happened to you and glad that you had such a good friend to take debm55 Jul 2023 #31

On a park bench in Paris. Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #30

Sky, it is a shame that you had to sleep outside and not in the lobby or other spare room. Happy debm55 Jul 2023 #34

In a cemetery WestMichRad Jul 2023 #33

WestMichRad--that would have freaked me out, too. Glad you were okay. debm55 Jul 2023 #35

No place really odd, although I once woke up a about 3AM in the backseat of a car. rsdsharp Jul 2023 #39

Haven't we all?? debm55 Jul 2023 #58

Yeah, but I shrugged and went back to sleep. rsdsharp Jul 2023 #63

Choir loft in an unknown church... MiHale Jul 2023 #40

Good idea to use a church. Bet it was relaxing. debm55 Jul 2023 #57

In a Bergschrund on kairos12 Jul 2023 #41

I would be very afraid. debm55 Jul 2023 #59

Sleeping sites recovering_democrat Jul 2023 #42

Yes, the beach is wonderful debm55 Jul 2023 #60

I slept on the front lawn of the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise one time. applegrove Jul 2023 #43

Oh applegrove, sleeping in the mountains and takeing a shower in a waterfall sounds wounderful. debm55 Jul 2023 #61

It was. applegrove Jul 2023 #73

In a tent in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (northern MN, along the Canadian border), Ocelot II Jul 2023 #45

I had a similar experience with winter camping. WestMichRad Jul 2023 #54

We used to go tent camping and I agree with going to the bathroom in the ice cold morning air. debm55 Jul 2023 #62

In Mammoth Cave, while on a survey trip yellowdogintexas Jul 2023 #47

I agree and a nap can lead to falling asleep sp easily. But your body tells you when to rest. The debm55 Jul 2023 #65

The L of an L-shaped couch at my grandfather's house, highplainsdem Jul 2023 #48

We had a couch like that. No matter the age, after sleeping like a pretzel all night, you feel like debm55 Jul 2023 #66

In a barber's chair while getting my haircut, a day after working close to LuckyCharms Jul 2023 #49

I was having a CAT scan for a brain tumor.(which I didn't have) They gave me the IV and but in the debm55 Jul 2023 #55

In a VW "Combi" camouflaged about 30' or so in the woods five KPN Jul 2023 #50

Oh wow, what a post. Thank you for sharing. Your writing style kept me on the end of my seat. Glad debm55 Jul 2023 #56

Thanks. Hadn't thought about that experience in years. KPN Jul 2023 #64

On a chaise lounge in my driveway after watching a meteor shower. thatcrowwoman Jul 2023 #51

Beautiful way to fall asleep outside, on a lounge, wine and watching a meteor shower, debm55 Jul 2023 #74

Next to the top of a waterfall by an abandoned power plant at 10000 ft in the Colorado Rockies. BluesRunTheGame Jul 2023 #53

How beautiful! I have this machine that plays sounds like rain and waterfalls. Very relaxing. debm55 Jul 2023 #67

On an assembly line...(not a moving one) LudwigPastorius Jul 2023 #68

I'm glad you added that Ludwig. I did the same, college full time. job full time. In one of the debm55 Jul 2023 #70

When I was a young man, probably in the beds of some of my long ago girlfriends. NNadir Jul 2023 #69

Oh my, did you honestly get any rest???? debm55 Jul 2023 #71

How about this? jrandom421 Jul 2023 #72

Behind the wheel of a vehicle. Niagara Jul 2023 #75

Wow, Niagara, I am so glad nothing happened to you. debm55 Jul 2023 #76

Thank you, Debbie! Niagara Jul 2023 #77

On a golf course up in Erie, PA. blue neen Jul 2023 #78

Hahahahah--funny. I live outside of Pittsburgh. Which golfcourse? debm55 Jul 2023 #79